The Rise! Virgil Abloh Included On ‘TIME’s’ 100 Most Influential People List

Virgil Abloh has been a busy man over the past few years. He has been changing the world of fashion one collection at a time, and now he is back in the news for a completely different reason. Today the word comes down that Virgil Abloh has been named as one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2018. TIME released their list on Thursday, which comes following the news that Mr. Abloh was named as creative director for menswear at Louis Vuitton. The entry for Virgil was written by Takashi Murakami.

He wrote: “Kids’ fervor for the stripe patterns and arrow marks he created for his fashion label, OFF-WHITE, is not a passing trend; rather, it shows how Virgil’s young followers, with their unclouded eyes, have been seeing right into the core of his creativity all along. With his appointment as artistic director for Louis Vuitton’s men’s wear, his full merit will be understood even more widely around the globe.” Also included on this years list are Rihanna, Tiffany Haddish, and Cardi B. Adele penned Rihanna’s letter, stating: “Whenever I’ve met her, she’s been the most gracious, loyal and funny goofball of an icon. She glows like when someone’s taken a picture with a flash and you’re dazed for a few minutes after.

But it’s also very clear in that glow that she genuinely doesn’t give a fuck; she’s fearless and full of all the right kind of attitude to be everything that she is and will be forever.” Chadwick Boseman, Ryan Coogler, and Millie Bobby Brown made the list too. Do yourself a favor and head over to TIME Magazine to check out the full list and give us your thoughts in the comments below. Stay tuned for much more from TIME coming very soon.